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Hot Chip

Background information
Origin London, England
Years active 2000–present
Label(s) EMI, DFA
Website www.hotchip.co.uk
Members
Alexis Taylor
Joe Goddard
Owen Clarke
Felix Martin
Al Doyle
Former members
Hagop Tchaparian
Rob Smoughton
Scott Bennett
Daniel Paton

Hot Chip is a British electropop band. They have released three studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, and Made in the Dark. The Warning was named Album of the Year by Mixmag and voted the fourth best album of 2006 by NME. They released their third studio album, Made in the Dark, in February 2008; Mixmag awarded it the title Album of the Month in their January 2008 issue.

Contents

History

Formation

Hot Chip formed in 2000, though members Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard had previously worked together and had been in the same sixth form at Elliott School in Putney, London. In an interview, Goddard said that early Hot Chip music was written like sixth-form poetry, with acoustic guitars. However, the band completely changed direction because they got "so pissed off with it" and decided to try and make the most inane songs they could.[1]

Coming on Strong

After years of self-releasing records, they signed with Moshi Moshi in 2003 and released their debut LP Coming on Strong in 2004. Soon after this they started working on their second album and signed a US record deal with DFA Records, who re-released their debut album in late 2005.

The Warning

In 2006 Hot Chip released their second album, The Warning. Now signed to EMI in the UK, the band gained much more mainstream appeal as well as the attention of critics. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize[2] and was Mixmag's Album of the Year 2006. This album spawned also two UK top forty singles: "Over and Over" in March 2006 and "Boy from School" in May 2006. "Over and Over" received attention for its music video, which was directed by Nima Nourizadeh, and was also named as the best single of 2006 by British music magazine NME.[3]

Made in the Dark

The band released their third studio album, Made in the Dark, on February 4 2008. The first song to be released from it was "Shake a Fist", which was released as a limited one-sided 12" in August 2007. The second release was "Ready For The Floor" in January 2008, which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. In order to promote "Ready for the Floor", the band appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in January 2008, and Joe Goddard appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks on 31 January. On 7 May 2008, the group performed their third single, "One Pure Thought, in Radio 1's Live Lounge.

Fourth studio album

Alexis Taylor told NME that the band are preparing for their next album, and have already recorded some new songs including "Alley Cats" and "Thieves in the Night". Taylor said the album was going to be "a bit calmer this time" in comparison to Made in the Dark with songs that are "more mid-tempo and disco influenced".[4] The band are also set to use a new drummer and said they are "looking to change the sound of [their] band for the next few months".[5]

Tours and appearances

The band is also well-known for their live shows, where they often reinvent their songs on stage, creating a completely different sound to what might be the studio version. Festival appearances include Dour Festival, Glastonbury, Treasure Island Festival, Roskilde festival, Sónar, Benicassim, Electric Picnic, Bestival, Lovebox, Bonnaroo, the Reading and Leeds Festivals, the Big Day Out, T in the Park, Summer Sundae, Splendour In The Grass, the Tim Festival in 2007, Oxegen in 2008, Coachella in 2007 and 2008, and Austin City Limits in September 2008. They also played at San Diego's Street Scene in 2008.

During a performance at the Glastonbury festival on 28 June 2008, Hot Chip played their cover of "Wearing My Rolex" and were joined onstage by Wiley. They also ended a number of sets in 2008 with a cover of Prince's (popularized by Sinead O'Connor) "Nothing Compares 2 U."

The band is also known for its DJ talent; all five members took part in a DJ set live on BBC Radio One's The Essential Mix radio program, hosted by Pete Tong, on December 29, 2007.

Other recordings

Hot Chip released a DJ-Kicks compilation album in 2007, which included a new song called "My Piano", also released as a 12".

In 2008, Hot Chip contributed the song "Babongo Tribe Remix" to the Survival International charity album, Songs for Survival. They also contribute a cover of Joy Division's "Transmission" to the War Child charity album, Heroes (to be released in February 2009).

Members

Former members

  • Hagop Tchaparian aka The Letter G – drum machines
  • Rob Smoughton aka Grovesnor - Drums
  • Dillon Farrell – guitar, backing vocals, thumb piano
  • Daniel Paton – drums

Discography

Albums

EPs and singles

  • 2000: Mexico EP (CD)
  • 2002: Sanfrandisco E-Pee (CD-R only EP)
  • 2003: Down with Prince (12" only EP)
  • 2004: "Hittin' Skittles/Back to the Future" (limited 7")
  • 2004: "Playboy" (7", 12" and CD)
  • 2005: The Barbarian EP (12")
  • 2006: "Over and Over" #32 UK (coloured 7", 12" and ECD)
  • 2006: "Boy from School" #40 UK (2x coloured 7", 12" and ECD)
  • 2006: "Colours" Did not chart in UK (2x7", 12" and CD)
  • 2006: "Over and Over" #27 UK (Ltd. 7" w/ poster, 12", CD, ECD)
  • 2007: Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP (iTunes-only download)
  • 2007: "My Piano" (12", download)
  • 2007: "Shake a Fist" (12")
  • 2008: "Ready for the Floor" #6 UK
  • 2008: "One Pure Thought" #53 UK

Other releases

  • 2005: All Filler, No Killer! (tour only release, CD)
  • 2006: Live at The Horseshoe, Toronto (tour only release, CD)
  • 2006: Live at The Horseshoe, London (tour only release, 3" CD)
  • 2006: Mixture (promo only v/a compilation, CD)
  • 2006: Mixture 2 (promo only v/a compilation, CD)
  • 2006: Remixes & Rarities (promo only)
  • 2007: DJ-Kicks: Hot Chip (v/a compilation, LP, CD)
  • 2007: No (Worried Noodles, compilation, CD)

Remixes

References

  1. ^ "New talent 2004 - Hot Chip". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
  2. ^ Mercury judges opt for eclectic shortlist | UK news | The Guardian
  3. ^ "NME 2006 Poll". NME.com (2006). The single "Over and Over" is used as the title theme for "British TV" programme "The Culture Show"Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Hot Chip cover Joy Division and Vampire Weekend". NME (2008-09-10). Retrieved on 2008-09-23.
  5. ^ "Hot Chip introduce new drummer and sound for fourth album". NME (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2008-09-22.
  6. ^ Pitchfork: Hot Chip's New Album Made in the Dark

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Hot Chip
Alexis Taylor · Joe Goddard · Owen Clarke · Felix Martin · Al Doyle
Hagop Tchaparian · Rob Smoughton · Scott Bennett · Daniel Paton
Studio albums
EPs
Mexico EP · Sanfrandisco E-Pee · Down With Prince · The Barbarian EP · Live Session
Singles
"Hittin' Skittles/Back to the Future" · "Playboy" · "Over and Over" · "Boy from School" · "Colours" · "My Piano" · "Shake a Fist" · "Ready for the Floor" · "One Pure Thought"
Other recordings
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